Palmetto Bay Category

15225 SW 80th Avenue, Palmetto Bay, FL 33157

List Price: $999,000

I think Coral Reef Park in the Village of Palmetto Bay is one of the most beautiful parks in all of Miami-Dade County. If one if lucky enough to live within walking distance to Coral Reef Park (like the Buyers and Sellers of this great residence in Lychee Grove Estates were), then you simply live in paradise! Because of the excellent schools and highly desirable price point Palmetto Bay is a hot spot, and an updated home near the Park is a very hot commodity. When I first sold this home in April of 2016, it had only been on the market 48 hours before we made our offer. Fast forward to April 2018, and an unexpected job relocation for the Seller, we were on the market less than three weeks! I was so sad to see the Sellers leave Miami, but delighted to see a wonderful family step in their place. Congratulations and good luck to all!

To learn more about real estate in Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, High Pines, Ponce Davis Estates, and South Miami contact Val Byrne & Associates at [email protected] or call at 305-323-6231. Val Byrne – Working For You!

There’s nothing like South Florida waterfront living, no matter what size property you are enjoying the horizon on! Miami offers so much variety in waterfront living, and although some Buyers are conditioned to believe coastal living is unaffordable, there is a diverse selection to consider and price points from ‘A to Z.’ Palmetto Bay’s Paradise Point community where tri-level villas and single family homes share the quiet ‘club’ ambiance in a guarded community are a favorite of mine; they even have a private beach for residents. Coral Gables is home to some of the most spectacular waterfront residences spanning from Deering Bay at the southern end of the City Beautiful to the Sunrise Harbour neighborhoods bordering Coconut Grove.

Sure there are breathtaking views from the uber pricey homes of Gables Estates, Old Cutler Bay, and Gables Club, but the views from Gables Waterway Towers can be equal in beauty and more palatable on the pocket for those yearning for Mother Ocean. The same goes from Coconut Grove! Yes, the balconies of soon to open Park Grove, Grove at Grand Bay, and Grovenor House offer the most spectacular views of Biscayne Bay, but the same ‘wow’ panoramas are seen from Yacht Harbour, Grove Towers, and Cloisters on the Bay too! Up and down Bayshore are some of the most significant homes and communities in Miami, but if you look carefully there are some wonderful opportunities out there. We’ll be closing on unit 7A at 1600 S. Bayshore Lane soon – that boutique building is one of the best kept secrets in the Grove, with sales under $700,000 and million dollar views.

Val Byrne & Associates have fantastic properties for sale overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay in prices ranging from $289,000 on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach to $9,250,000 in north Coconut Grove. From Palmetto Bay to Key Biscayne to the Miami Beaches there is so much opportunity for waterfront living, and if you haven’t been able to find your dream spot, you can be sure we can.

Need a great location, lots of space, and a style that has some pizazz? That’s what these Seller were looking for when they purchased this fantastic ‘Hollub home’ a couple of years ago, but now they’re relocating! There are so many remarkable features at this gated residence – huge social spaces, glorious kitchen, divine master suite, vaulted ceilings, glorious pool & patio, and a full-house generator, just to name a few.

It gets even better! Just outside the private gated entry, only a few steps away, is the crown jewel of Palmetto Bay – Coral Reef Park, which I’ve always considered one of the best kept secrets in Miami (my family has begun Thanksgiving Day at that Park for 25 years – and we live in South Miami!). Whichever lucky Buyers choose this home have found a winner!

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Learn more about real estate in Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Coconut Grove, High Pines, South Miami, and Coral Gables, by contacting Val Byrne & Associates at [email protected] or at 305-323-6231. Val Byrne – Working For You!

7207 SW 146th Street Circle, Palmetto Bay, FL

List Price: $1,150,000

This was another classic example of how patience and perseverance pay off, and when mixed with kindness and a level-head the stars often line up! I met the Buyers in April, 2014 and we went on a long, winding journey to find just the right home. Nearly two years later we found that dream home in the beautiful Cutler Oaks community in Palmetto Bay, but we still had to sell the home they lived in which we listed in February, 2016.

We almost lost the Cutler Oaks home a couple of times to other Buyers, but as fate would have it when the Buyers own home went under Contract in August, that Palmetto Bay dream home was waiting for them. That’s when the kindness and level-headedness kicked in – it wasn’t the easiest transaction because sales that are contingent on sales can be very stressful. Congratulations to all three levels of participants – you were so delightful to work with, and realtors Roz Marks and Guillermo de la Paz were simply phenomenal.

To learn more about real estate in Palmetto Bay, South Miami, High Pines, Ponce Davis Estates, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, and Pinecrest, contact Val Byrne & Associates at [email protected] or at 305-323-6231. Val Byrne – Working For You!

15225 SW 80th Avenue, Palmetto Bay, FL

List Price: $899,999

6 Bedrooms | 4 Baths

During our four-month search for a home in Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay we saw DOZENS of homes that weren’t quite the right fit, and these new comers to Miami needed to settle in ASAP. When we were frustrated and the Buyers’ spirits were low I would always say, “the perfect home is waiting for you” sometime in the near future. When this fabulous home in Lychee Nut Grove near beautiful Coral Reef Park came on the market we were the very first in to see it (we went at breakneck speed). From the moment we stepped into this shrine to the Florida Gators, I knew my seriously UM Hurricane family would be calling this home sweet home. Congratulations to all!

To learn more about real estate in Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, High Pines, Ponce Davis Estates, Coconut Grove, South Miami, and Coral Gables contact Val Byrne & Associates at [email protected] or at 305-323-6231. Val Byrne – Working For You!

I’ve never had so many ‘newcomers’ to Miami wanting to lease! I just completed the eighth Lease of 2016, and if they all love Miami like I love Miami and decide to call our beautiful city ‘home’, they will be next year’s Buyers! In the last few weeks we have made a lot of Landlords and Tenants happy in Coral Gables, Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay, and South Miami!

Miami is one of the few cities where real estate agents are able to work in both the sales and leasing arenas. A competent and knowledgeable local realtor should be able to transition between the two markets and provide everyone with a home, be it permanent or temporary. It’s a natural progression to desire to acclimate and ‘test the waters’ in a new city before buying and I am happy to be part of the process!

7160 SW 124th St, Pinecrest

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15040 SW 75th Ct, Palmetto Bay

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To learn more about real estate in South Miami, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay, contact Val Byrne at [email protected] or at 305-323-6231. Val Byrne & Associates – Working For You!

Once again EWM Realty International ranks #1 in the number of homes sold over $1,000,000 in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. With $417,320,000 in sales of million dollar+ homes in the first quarter of 2015 Buyers and Sellers have chosen EWM over the competition! Bringing it down to a more simple reality, EWM Realtors sold a home in the $1mil+ range every 15 hours! I consider myself fortunate to be in such good company.

All indications of sales and pending sales in the neighborhoods I specialize in – Coral Gables, South Miami, Coconut Grove, Ponce/Davis corridor, Pinecrest, and Palmetto Bay – are pointing in the same direction for the second quarter! If I were to predict which $1,000,000+ properties I have listed were going to sell this quarter I would bank on these timeless, outstanding residences:

Learn more about real estate in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, South Miami, Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay, by contacting Val Byrne at [email protected] or at 305-323-6231. Val Byrne & Associates– Working For You!

What do the UM, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, the Dade County parks, public works and transit departments, and the Mayors of Miami, Coral Gables, and South Miami have in common? They are avid supporters of Meg Daly’s “Underline” dream of transforming the existing, practically unused paved path that runs from Brickell to Dadeland (under the Metrorail), into a beautiful, functional, wildly successful linear park for cyclists and pedestrians.

‘Friends of the Underline’ see gardens, parks, and playgrounds connecting neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces. Meg’s genius vision + tireless grassroots effort will not only give Miami another layer of outdoor living, but it will make it possible for kids and adults to walk or cycle to work, play, and school SAFELY. Can you imagine what a boost the Underline will give the Metrorail? OMG, why isn’t everyone taking the Metrorail to the American Airlines Arena, Perez Art Museum, and the Corporate Run? What if we all walked the Underline and hopped on the Metrorail to get us most of the way to Art Basel and Wynwood? It took me nearly 2 hours to get into the Miami Beach Convention Center this year.

As a realtor primarily selling homes in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, South Miami, Pinecrest, and Palmetto Bay I spend A LOT of time in my car and that means a lot of time on US1. I am so excited to watch the transformation of that space; it will be such a joy to look over and see a beautiful, vibrant, happy scene under the Metrorail, and I can’t wait to walk on it!

PS, before Meg Daly fell off her bike, broke her elbows, rendered herself unable to drive and had to get to physical therapy in the Grove via Metrorail and walking (that’s where she brainstormed the Underline/formerly Greenlink), she was a marketing whiz at EWM Realty International.Thank you so much Meg for your vision, energy, and spirit! Good luck to the five design teams competing to design the masterplan for the Underline: Balmori Associates, Dlandstudio, and James Corner Field Operations, all from New York, Perkins + Will, and Stoss, from Boston.

To learn more about real estate in Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, South Miami, Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay, contact Val Byrne at [email protected] or at 305-323-6231. Val Byrne – Working For You!

Did everyone read last week’s Business Monday cover story about Miami being a leading luxury capital of the world? It was a WOW moment for Miami where we were defined as “a cosmopolitan playground for the world’s wealthy,” “the American Riviera,” and “a magnet for capital and people from all over the world.” To put it in perspective Miami is:

No. 7 of 10 top markets globally according to Wealth Report real estate

No. 9 of 10 in luxury real estate markets according to Christie’s International Real Estate (Cote d’ Azur, London and Miami are the world’s most popular second homes)

No. 9 globally and No. 2 in the United States in sales of Krug Champagne

No. 1 globally in sales of Vilebrequin swimwear

No. 2 in the United State in sales of Audemars Piguet watches

Way the heck up there in world-wide sales of Breguet watches, Ferragamo shoes & accessories, Burgess Yachts, and Maserati cars

So those are some light-shedding statistics on this great city that I have called home all of my life and sold real estate in for 20+ years (specializing in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, South Miami, Pinecrest, & Palmetto Bay). The most amazing characteristic of Miami is how resilient we are, and how quickly we recovered from the ‘dark days’ which were darkest in 2007 & 2008. By 2009-2010 we were well on our way to recovery, and 2014 was a record year for real estate sales in both luxury ($1mil+) and non-luxury real estate markets.

You can track the inventory and sales of luxury and non-luxury real estate in Miami for the last 12 years on the two graphs below (click on graph for enlargement):

To learn more about real estate in Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, South Miami, Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay, contact Val Byrne at [email protected] or at 305-323-6231. Val Byrne – Working For You!